Algeria left the forerunner of the EEC when it became independent in 1962; the 56,000 residents of Greenland departed in 1985; the French Caribbean colony of Saint Barthelemy (which, with nearly 10,000 inhabitants, has as roughly the same population as Glastonbury, in Somerset) formally exited the EU in 2012.
Arsène Wenger was left with bitter regrets as Arsenal departed the Champions League, with the antics of Arjen Robben, refereeing decisions and a serious hamstring injury to Mesut Özil vying for prominence.
As Tsipras departed Athens, officials said the Kremlin talks should be seen through the prism of Athens' leftist-led government doing "what is best for Greece".
It said 73.22% of all 295 W62206 flights from Luton to Budapest from 1 June 2013 to date departed on time, with 78.64% arriving on time in Budapest.
Even a renaissance at Man City was short-lived, and he eventually departed for Mexico, the land of legendary golden pyramids lost in the jungles just waiting for a hero to uncover them.
Related: And then there was one: Miliband, Clegg and Farage quit as party leaders Nigel Farage quit as leader of Ukip – at least temporarily – after failing to win a seat on Thursday, but as he departed he labelled the current system an affront to democracy.
He departed his job at the Conference club having been offered this role with Yeovil, which will see the current interim manager, Terry Skiverton, revert to assistant manager, with Darren Way first-team coach.
It is also because walking through Algiers is like walking through the wreckage of a recently abandoned civilisation, whose citizens have only just departed in a hurry, leaving behind them their most personal possessions which you immediately recognise.
Pierfilippo Capello departed Parc des Princes at around 2pm with no agreement reached, and with his father preparing to depart for Brazil to watch the rest of the Confederations Cup.
They will not say so explicitly for fear of further aggravating sensitivities, which are already inflamed after Johann Lamont, the ousted leader, noisily departed with the complaint that the Labour leader treated Scotland "like a branch office".
The director of rugby, Brian Smith, departed abruptly at the start of the year and until Saturday Irish had won two home games in the Premiership.
